The Capitol Pressroom

Aug. 4, 2026 - We sat down with Zoe Jacobs, director of regulatory reform and delivery in the governor's office. We discussed updates to state requirements, identifying outdated rules and regulations with the help of artificial intelligence, and monitored the impact of regulatory changes.

Aug. 4, 2026 - In an excerpt of Dispatches from Planet Albany, Assemblymember Micah Lasher talked about his mandate as Gov. Kathy Hochul's policy director and whether he ever though about deviating from his congressional career trajectory.

Aug. 3, 2026- Assembly Minority Leader Ed Ra, a Long Island Republican, reflects on the legislative session and his ambitions to grow the Assembly GOP conference.

Aug. 3, 2026- New York nonprofits that provide services for survivors of sexual violence are bracing for cuts in funding from the state. We explore what this means for the network of support with Emily Miles, executive director for a coalition of service providers for victims of sexual assault in the state.

July 31, 2026 - State health officials are looking to relax the training requirements for certified nurse aides. We hear pushback to the proposal from Richard Mollot, executive director of the Long Term Care Community Coalition.

July 31, 2026 - We explore how municipal governments may use artificial intelligence with Tyler Traudt, founder and CEO of DebtBook, a software company in business with some New York localities.

July 31, 2026 - New York Focus education reporter Melissa Manno explains the debate between education stakeholders over the authorization of new charter schools in the Empire State.

July 31, 2026 - Oneida-Madison Electric Cooperative CEO Brian Bell discusses the work of rural electric cooperatives and legislation intended to deter the theft and vandalism of utility infrastructure.

July 30, 2026- Jared Cook, senior counsel at the law firm Tully Rinckey, discusses legislative efforts to regulate "ghost job" listings by large employers and explains an expanded protection for employees offered a severance agreement.

July 30, 2026- We get to know public defender Eli Northrup, who will be heading to Albany in 2027 after winning the Democratic primary this summer in an open assembly seat on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.